The analysis of Turkish-American economic and commercial relations and suggestions for the future : executive summary / [ written by Bülent Şahinalp].

CONTENTS Introduction 11 1. American Economy 19 1.1. Free Trade Agreements 22 1.1.1. North American Free Trade Agreement 22 1.1.2. American-Israel Free Trade Agreement 23 1.1.3. Qualified Industrial Zones and US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement 24 1.1.4. Continuing Negotiations 24 1.1.5. Regional Initiatives and Free Trade Area of the Americas 25 1.2. Preferential Trade Agreements 25 1.2.1. Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative 25 1.2.2. African Development and Trade Law 25 1.3. Generalized System of Preferences 26 1.4. Non-tariff Barriers 26 1.4.1. Anti Damping Measures and Countervailing Duties 26 1.4.2. Quotas in Textiles and Ready-Made Garments 27 1.4.3. "Section 201" Investigations 27 1.4.4. "Special 301" 27 1.5. Customs System 27 2. Turkish-American Commercial Relations 31 2.1. Sectors with High Export Potential 32 2.2. Market Access 38 2.2.1. Problems Related to Extension of Benefits under Generalized System of Preferences 38 2.2.2. Quotas in Textiles and Ready-Made Garments 38 2.2.3. Anti-Damping Measures and Countervailing Duties 39 2.2.4. Tariff Quota 39 2.2.5. Problems in Exporting Food Products 39 2.2.6. Potential Threats Arising from the Free Trade Agreements and Preferential Trade Arrangements 40 2.2.7. Threats in Textiles and Clothing Exports After 2004 41 3. Türkis h-American Investment Relations 45 3.1. Sectors with High Investment Potential 47 4. Institutional, Organizational and Legal Framework 57 4.1. Role of the Government in Export and Investment Promotion 57 4.2. Institutional and Organizational Framework 59 4.3. Legal Framework 6l 4.3.1. Preferential Trade 6l 4.3.2. Establishment of Qualified Industrial Zones in Turkey 63 4.3-3. Turkey-US Free Trade Agreement 64 Conclusion 68